A. Description of the Advisory Firm
B. Types of Advisory Services
with the third party. by referring the client to the third-party adviser. These investments may be
allocated either through the third-party adviser's fund or through a separately managed account
managed by such third-party adviser on behalf of Acrylic's client. Acrylic may also allocate
among one or more fund advisers. Acrylic will review the ongoing performance of the third-party
adviser as a portion of the client's portfolio.
Selection of Other Advisers
Acrylic may direct clients to third-party investment advisers. Before selecting other advisers for
clients, Acrylic will verify that all recommended advisers are properly licensed, notice filed, or
exempt in the states where Acrylic is recommending the adviser to clients.
Assets Under Advisement
Acrylic is adding a fee structure for assets under advisement. Acrylic now provides advice on
assets that the firm will not hold and that would be deemed to be under advisement and held
by outside custodians.
Financial Planning
Financial plans and financial planning may include but are not limited to: investment planning;
insurance planning; tax planning & integration, retirement planning, education planning and
debt/credit planning. It can take at least 1-10 hours to complete a financial plan, depending on
the case details. Acrylic will not charge clients a fee for any hours worked on a financial plan that
would exceed 10 hours.
Investment Planning: Creating an investing strategy to help the client meet long and short-term
goals, such as retirement or buying a house. By taking into account risk tolerance, diversification
and asset allocation, investment plans are designed to help the client decide how much to invest
in stocks, bonds, cash and real estate in order to maximize returns for the stated goals. May also
assist in choosing amongst a broad range of investments available, including those inside a
company sponsored retirement plan.
Insurance Planning: Insurance planning includes evaluating risks and determining the proper
insurance coverage to mitigate those risks. The principal goal of insurance planning is to identify
and analyze risk factors in life and seek proper coverage for those risks. All lines of insurance
may or may not be included in any individual insurance planning agreement.
Tax Planning & Integration: Tax planning include timing of income, size, and timing of
purchases, and planning for other expenditures. Also, the selection of investments and types of
retirement plans must complement the tax filing status and deductions to create the best possible
outcome. Tax efficiency of investments, income, deductions, and filing status are all considered.
Retirement Planning: Retirement planning includes determining retirement income goals and
the actions and decisions necessary to achieve those goals. Retirement planning includes
identifying sources of income, estimating expenses, implementing a savings program and
managing assets. Social Security planning is included in this offering. Future cash flows are
estimated to determine if the retirement income goal will be achieved. Other non-financial aspects
taken into consideration include lifestyle choices, where to live, when to completely quit working,
etc.
Education Planning: Education planning includes financial considerations for higher education
funding. Income, time horizon, geography, institution preference, are taken into consideration.
Most appropriate investment vehicles are analyzed and recommended.
Debt/Credit Planning: Debt/Credit planning includes establishing budgets, analyzing income
and expenses, creating an income statement, analyzing debt vehicles, and making
recommendations for
efficiencies.
Hedge Funds
Acrylic is the manager and provides advice to Acrylic Explorer Fund LP. The advisory fees that
Acrylic receives for providing those services are set forth in the agreement between Acrylic and
the Fund. Additional detail about the fees charged to an investor in such fund is available in the
current prospectus for the fund. Pooled investment vehicles are responsible for the payment of
all third-party fees (i.e., custodian fees, brokerage fees, accounting/audit fees, administration
fees, etc.). Those fees are separate and distinct from the fees and expenses charged by Acrylic.
Services Limited to Specific Types of Investments
Acrylic generally limits its investment advice to mutual funds, fixed income securities, real estate
funds (including REITs which are exchange traded), hedge funds, insurance products including
annuities, equities, ETFs (including ETFs in the gold and precious metal sectors), treasury
inflation protected/inflation linked bonds, commodities through ETF’s, non-U.S. securities and,
although Acrylic primarily recommends ETF's. Acrylic may use other securities as well to help
diversify a portfolio when applicable.
Acrylic will tailor a program for each individual client. This will include an interview session to
get to know the client’s specific needs and requirements as well as a plan that will be executed by
Acrylic on behalf of the client. Acrylic may use model allocations together with a specific set of
recommendations for each client based on their personal restrictions, needs, and targets. Clients
may impose restrictions in investing in certain securities or types of securities in accordance with
their values or beliefs.
We practice goal-oriented financial planning advice intended as a supplement to our portfolio
management services. We may utilize third party planning software in the analysis and
quantification of your current financial positions, as well as the analysis of your financial goals
and objectives.
C. Client Tailored Services and Client Imposed Restrictions
A wrap fee program is an investment program where the investor pays one stated fee that
includes management fees, transaction costs, and certain other administrative fees. Acrylic does
not participate in wrap fee programs.
Acrylic has the following assets under management:
Discretionary Amounts: Non-discretionary Amounts: Date Calculated:
$84,168,360.00 $0.00 December 2023
Acrylic has $3,000,000.00 in Assets Under Advisement.
Portfolio Management Fees
Total Assets Under Management Annual Fees
$0 - $249,999 1.80%
$250,000 - $999,999 1.75%
$1,000,000 & Above 1.65%
Accounts will be aggregated from same households to calculate the fees unless client instructs
them otherwise.
Lower fees for comparable services may be available from other sources.
For new accounts, Acrylic will bill the pro-rated amount for the remainder of the initial month,
based on the average daily balance in the billing period.
An average of the daily balance in the client’s account throughout the billing period is used to
determine the bases of the fee of the assets upon which the advisory fee is based. There is a $50.00
first year setup fee per account established. This fee is deducted one time by the custodian directly
from your account. The average daily balance is used to determine calculate the monthly fee.
These fees are generally negotiable and the final fee schedule will be memorialized in the client’s
advisory agreement. Clients may terminate the agreement without penalty for a full refund of
Acrylic's fees within five business days of signing the Investment Advisory Contract. Thereafter,
D. Wrap Fee Programs
E. Assets Under Management